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Guy Berger @econberger.bsky.social · 1d

Bajillionaires of the world, we don't need more employment growth nowcasts during the government shutdown.

But we do need a very-large-sample monthly survey of US households to determine employment / unemployment status.

macromostly.substack.com/p/we-dont-ne...

We Don't Need More Employment Growth Nowcasts!

Slack Nowcasts Are the Missing Piece

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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UBC Economics @ubcvse.bsky.social · 5d

Meet the Vancouver School of Economics’ 2025/26 PhD job market candidates! View their profiles here: economics.ubc.ca/people/phd-j... @plbeauregard.bsky.social

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 5d

Hi all, just sent out this free post to explain what matters (and what does not) in the Ukrainian campaign against Russian oil refineries. It discusses why the campaign now seems more successful, but also what else needs to happen to have a greater strategic effect. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Attacking An Oil Production System

Some Of The Nuts And Bolts--Starting With Refineries

open.substack.com

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Nathan Lane @nathanlane.bsky.social · 5d

We’re hiring @ LSE

We have *multiple* economist positions—assistant and associate professor—here at LSE International Development.

Our economics group is expanding and we have exciting stuff planned.

We’re keen on big picture economists.

Feel free to DM me questions.

American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

www.aeaweb.org

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · 6d

Anecdotally, same here.

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · 6d

Canada

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Paolo Falco @paolofalco.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 Hiring Tenure-Track Assistant Professors in Econ at the University of Copenhagen! 🚨

Join a great group in an exciting (and friendly) city 😀! Details will follow.

Pls repost and get in touch to hear more. All fields, and I’m esp. interested in hearing from DEV candidates 😀!

#EconSky

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 13d

This is bad, but also vital to remember: it’s an EO.

It’s not a new law. It’s just instructions to his appointees. Who remain constrained by the Fed criminal code.

And, to preempt the doomers:

Those.
Laws.
Are.
Holding.

That’s why Trump’s losing it over Comey in EDVA.

Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 13d

Uhhh, folks? This is real bad.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence

NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

www.whitehouse.gov

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · 16d

How can it be that the US and Israel are completely isolated internationally and somehow tylenol is the top story of the day?

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · 16d

If the UK does not take this good advice, maybe Canada will? Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver are great places for tech hubs - lets compete for them by enabling skilled migration and students.

Matthias Doepke @mdoepke.bsky.social · 16d

The 100K H-1B fee is the biggest opportunity for the UK yet to revive economic growth and business dynamism.

Now let’s drop those visa fees and NHS surcharges right away to send a clear signal and reap the benefits!

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · 20d

What he says is factually correct though, is it not. The housing market for instance is among the most regulated almost everywhere.

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Franz-Stefan Gady @hoanssolo.bsky.social · 20d

‘Leuthen…demonstrates how an unexpected battlefield victory can galvanize & change international relations and diplomatic affairs: perhaps like the success enjoyed by the Ukrainian armed forces in the days immediately after the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022.’ warontherocks.com/2025/08/the-...

The Importance of the Battle of Leuthen

Editor’s Note: This is part of a new series of essays entitled “Battle Studies,” which seeks, through the study of military history, to demonstrate how

warontherocks.com

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · 27d

As i wrote

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · 27d

It is not that it does not exist. But, in my experience it is not lots. In fact, my feed did not contain a single of these.

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · Sep 7

Yes, I think the ft had agood piece on it. Let me see.

Elon Musk’s $1tn bonus is literally monopoly money - on.ft.com/4mXdE5s via @FT

The reslly concerning thing to me is captured there - the power concentration that this type of money results in.

Elon Musk’s $1tn bonus is literally monopoly money

Who wants to be a trillionaire?

on.ft.com

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · Sep 6

No love lost for Musk, but this misrepresents the payout. He gets this if the company value rises to 7T (+other conditions) at which point Tesla would have made the shareholders a lot of money.

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · Sep 5

I bet he was also active on EJMR

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · Sep 5

I for one am shocked the guy who had a Nazi battleship as his Zoom background also has horrible opinions about women & gay people
www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...

Trump’s pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics ran anonymous Twitter account filled with sexually degrading and bigoted attacks | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics operated a since-deleted Twitter account that featured sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, derogatory remarks about gay...

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · Sep 5

If Mikal backs me up, I cant be a wrong!

Mikal Skuterud @mikalskuterud.bsky.social · Sep 5

Well done, Fabian! Tried to make the same point here. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

The summer funk isn’t over yet for young, jobless Canadians

With the youth unemployment rate at a rare high, Gen Z is scrambling for entry-level work – and there’s no hope of a quick fix, economists say

www.theglobeandmail.com

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · Sep 5

Youth unemployment in Canada is on the rise and becoming a topic. The conservatives try to blame immigrant workers and the temporary foreign worker program. I believe this is a cyclical issue. Here is what I have to say yesterday:

youtu.be/kwKnp2zzIKc?...

Temporary foreign workers not ‘main factor’ in high youth unemployment: economist | Power & Politics

YouTube video by CBC News

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · Sep 5

Is Canada would get its act together it would help Canadian institutions

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · Sep 2

Mark your calendars, next big No Kings protest is October 18

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · Aug 29

Grundschule. 1ser Abi hat er in Lev gemacht

fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · Aug 29

Fair, aber Wirtz haben Sie dann doch klassisch ausgebildet (auf sehr hohem Niveau freilich).

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social · Aug 29

Part of signaling to the internal audience and your international partners where you stand? I would guess, this is not about communicating anything to Russia itself.